Question : Boot disk w/ cd rom drivers

I used to have a dos boot disk that would load just about
any cd rom drivers. I lost it. I know it used a file called
mscdex.exe. I don't quite remember what lines I needed in the  autoexec.bat and config.sys files to make it run right.
Also , i sometimes run across cd roms that did not respond to this mscdex driver. How do i specify the needed driver(from the driver disk that came with the cdrom) in the  config.sys and autoexec.bat . I know it is something like
'lh device=a:\device.sys /whatever
PLease help me rebuild this valuable boot disk
Thanks

Answer : Boot disk w/ cd rom drivers

Hi, Kipp
    In addition to the normal system files that Win95 places on the boot disk when you
have it create a system disk for you, you need to add:

1)Your CD-rom driver

2)MSCDEX

3)A config.sys file "calling" you CD-rom driver to load.(Create it with Notepad, NOT Word)
Here`s the ENTIRE config.sys file on MY bootdisk:

DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=CD1200.SYS /D:CD003

Obviously, YOUR CD-rom driver will probably be different

4)An autoexec.bat file "calling" MSCDEX to load. Here`s mine, in it`s ENTIRETY:

MSCDEX /V /D:CD003 /M:10

Just remember NOT to reference any "device=C:" any where on your boot disk!!
Either replace "C:" with "A:", OR don`t use ANY drive-letter.
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